Posts about our family life, you’ll get to know more about us by reading our ‘Scrapbook Loves’, Everyday Us, Sunday Scrapbook and other posts. Family posts cover all the topics that don’t really fit anywhere else!
Half term has been a funny week – loads of sun and a bit of rain and lots of fun, with added tantrums thrown in for good measure. On the Bank Holiday we had a family day out, took our Me & Mine photos and visited a little farm, with parks, ride-ons and a tractor… Read More
Gosh this month has been so hard, the first week was okay – it sped by in holiday preparation – filling suitcases, doing an online food shop and planning our stay at Bluestone (here’s our vlog) and then the actual holiday was wonderful! Sadly though the rest of the month has been a bit… Read More
Hands up who caught the sun this week? We had a couple of blinking gorgeous days on the south coast! I crept out onto the roof a couple of times to bask in the warm rays, we’re not meant to really but the kids weren’t home and I couldn’t resist a peaceful half an hour… Read More
Welcome to SCRAPBOOK – or ‘A Scrapbook of Our Lives’ to give it the full title. For a while now I’ve been a bit bored of Belle du Brighton – I started it way back in 2011 and I’ve changed a lot since then! I don’t actually live in Brighton any more either, I’m actually… Read More
This is the last ‘Stuff on a Sunday’ post you’ll read, but panic not! I’ll still be doing them only they’ll have a different name by next week, as will the whole blog as I’m re-branding this week! But anyway, I missed an update last week as I was up to my elbows in washing… Read More
A couple of weeks before we went away for a week Sam slaved over building a bunk bed for these two, and they spent two nights in their room together before we went away. I was expecting tears and to be sitting in the dark waiting for Arlo to drop off to sleep as I… Read More
When grown in pots, palms make fantastic house plants. They’re slow-growing and don’t need much looking after – a warm spot not directly in the sun and soil that’s kept moist is all that’s needed. In this article, Dakota Murphey lists 10 lush indoor plants that will look great in your home. Chamaedorea elegans… Read More
As I’m still away I have another post from a fellow blogger to share today, Jon. He runs The Money Shed which is the UKs largest community website dedicated to earning money from home so is ideal for any stay at home (or not!) parent who wants to earn some extra money! Kids are expensive, no… Read More
I’ve lost count of the amount of times someone has said to me ‘Will Athena start ballet lessons? Or gymnastics?’ because that’s what all little girls should be doing, right? Actually no, not necessarily! She can take up any hobby or sport she likes, at the moment she loves to kick a ball around with… Read More
This week has FLOWN by, maybe because of the bank holiday, or maybe because Sams been on late shifts all this week so we’ve had some semblance of a routine of a breakfast together and me working late into the night until he comes home from work. Either way I’m glad it went quickly because… Read More